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We are very lucky to how, locally, we can be more singular in the of Leeds Law Society have a good relationship with Leeds City delivery of communications to local SMEs Council, its chief executive o cer Tom to prepare for Brexit. Our local lawyers and Riordan having just received CBE for services legal rms need to support our local SMEs in to Leeds. Tom is passionate about working to doing so to ensure that our local economy broaden the council’s impact across the city continues to thrive and grow. and the region. He helped achieve the MJ’s For our local law rms, business planning Council of the Year award in 2016 and played is going to be exible this year and into next a leading role in bringing Channel 4 and the because of the impact of Brexit. I am told by Grand Départ of the Tour de France to Leeds.